Ling Cage: I come from Hisakawa

Chapter 228 Meetings of Major and Minor Matters (Part 2)

Mark was somewhat surprised.

He had expected Charles to stand up and question him, but to his surprise, the person who reacted the fastest and most strongly was Carrie.

"Of course, it's not just because of Bai Yuetian's promise."

Mark shook his head: "I won't put all my hopes on Bai Yuetian alone. After we move, I will lead the hunters out to collect supplies. Maintaining the normal life of the people of the Lighthouse in the short term will not be a problem."

"The Old World fed billions of people with very little arable land. If the Lighthouse learns the way of life on the ground, it shouldn't be difficult for it to be self-sufficient."

In the short term, hunters rely on the wilderness; in the long term, farmers rely on farming.

This is Mark's plan.

Carrie frowned: "In the past, the lighthouse could be sustained by the hunters because the lighthouse itself was mobile."

"For each ground mission, the navigation command center in Jingnan first selects high-value targets on the route. The lighthouse then sails to the vicinity of the target location to deploy the hunters, and then follows up with the hunters' retreat."

“Lord Mark, you should be very familiar with this process and understand how much it helps in the collection of supplies.”

"After moving, there is no lighthouse. The hunters have to find the nearby supply points on their own, and they also have to travel long distances to the vicinity of their destination and then travel long distances back. Their movement and search range are very limited."

"I don't think the hunters can provide the lighthouse with a stable supply of materials as they used to."

Carrie took a deep breath and then concluded, "If this is all your plan is, I hope you can postpone the decision to abolish the Three Laws, and tighten the supply of materials to the residents of the Lighthouse to ensure that the Lighthouse can smoothly transition through the period."

Mark pursed his lips.

He could tell that Carrie didn't actually object to him abolishing the Three Laws, but was worried that he was too hasty and might do something wrong.

“Just because you sit in the position of city lord doesn’t mean you can be a good city lord,” Charles said in a measured tone.

He said sarcastically, "The Lighthouse hasn't had a single person starve to death for decades. There's an old saying in the world: a new broom sweeps clean. Lord Mark wouldn't want to break that record, would he?"

Mark remained silent.

At this moment, Jingnan also said, "We don't understand the living environment on the ground yet. If we rashly abolish the three laws, the consequences will be unimaginable if problems arise later. I also suggest we slow down."

“What do you think, teacher?” Mark asked Elon.

Elon hesitated for a moment before replying, "The Three Laws are no small matter. If they are canceled this time, it will be difficult to reinstate them. You need to consider this carefully."

The Three Laws are essentially an invisible mental prison. Once this prison is opened, it is impossible to lock people back in, unless another bloody storm erupts to promulgate the Three Laws.

He also hoped that Mark could abolish the Three Laws, but that was on the premise that Mark could properly arrange everything.

If abolishing the Three Laws leads to unrest that would not have occurred otherwise, it would be better not to change anything at all.

Mark looked around.

Almost everyone in the conference room opposed him, except for Ran Bing, who looked at him expectantly.

Mark took a deep breath and said firmly, "There is no room for discussion on this issue. Whatever the consequences, the Three Laws must be abolished."

At this moment, Charles chuckled.

“There’s no room for discussion, it must be canceled. As expected of the city lord, his words are so domineering.” Charles said sarcastically.

"I do not mind."

"Anyway, my people and I won't starve to death."

Carrie shook her head repeatedly. She sighed and said, "Morgan insisted on promulgating the Three Laws back then, and you are the complete opposite of him, insisting on canceling them immediately. I think both of you are out of your minds."

Jingnan remained silent.

Elon said in a deep voice, "As long as you've thought it through, your teacher supports you."

"The Three Laws are inhumane and should have been abolished long ago. If we encounter any difficulties in the future, we can face them together," Ran Bing said in a low voice.

Carrie shook her head and remained silent.

Charles shrugged and mimicked Ran Bing's tone: "We'll all face it together—that's easy for you to say. There was no problem to begin with. If a problem arises, the person who created it should bear the consequences. Why should everyone else share the burden?"

Mark waved his hand: "Stop talking."

"The Three Laws are things that should never have existed in the first place. The Lighthouse's best hunter commander and her adjutant died because of the Three Laws. Without the Three Laws, the Lighthouse might be better off than it is now."

A dazzling red hair appeared before Mark's eyes.

He said in a deep voice, "Now is the season for planting."

"The lighthouse doesn't have much energy reserves, but it does have a lot of supplies. Combined with the supplies the hunters have gathered from outside, it should be enough for us to survive until the harvest."

"Now let's discuss the next thing."

Mark asked, "Have all the items from each department been packed? When is the earliest we can depart? How many Devouring Beasts are gathered at the foot of the lighthouse, and when do we expect to climb it?"

Everyone straightened their expressions.

Elon said, "I have the most stuff. It will probably take me three days and two nights to pack everything. The others shouldn't need as much time as me."

“I need another day,” Carrie said.

"Most of our equipment has been disassembled and packed back into its containers, but there are still some large pieces of equipment that are difficult to disassemble. Jessica is helping me find a solution."

Mark looked at Jingnan: "And you guys?"

"We don't know how to dismantle some of the super-large equipment connected to the lighthouse, but we've almost finished packing up everything else," Jingnan said with a helpless expression.

The move came suddenly, and some things just couldn't be taken apart.

For example, radar.

The lighthouse still needs radar to detect the gathering of Devouring Beasts below. Not only can it not be dismantled, but even if it could be dismantled, it cannot be dismantled and can only be left to perish with the lighthouse.

Charles did not speak.

The law firm probably has the fewest possessions; its largest assets are the sculptures on the light and shadow wall, which the priests had already packed up long ago.

Jing Nan continued, "Currently, there are over 100,000 Devouring Beasts gathered below the lighthouse, and more are continuously arriving from all directions. We have already observed two mutated Devouring Beasts, and there may be more mutated Devouring Beasts attracted in the future."

“Based on their current rate of accumulation at the foot of the tower, the first Devouring Beast is expected to climb the lighthouse in five days. The lighthouse's energy is only enough to activate the electromagnetic cannon once.” Jing Nan said solemnly.

The lighthouse is too crowded and too close to the ground, like a sun flying close to the earth.

Not to mention the nearby Devouring Beasts, even Devouring Beasts far on the horizon would be attracted here.

The lighthouse simply cannot remain there any longer.

"I understand. Then let's set the moving date for three days from now."

(End of this chapter)